Origami Star Box Directions
Pick a piece of origami paper that s already cut into a small square so.
Origami star box directions. This box looks festive during the holidays such as during christmas for displaying nuts or chocolates or at easter to hold mini easter chocolate eggs and placed on the dinner table or given as gifts to. Pick out a square piece of origami paper. Open the top layer.
Start with a square origami paper and make a square base. Fold the paper in half diagonally. Origami star box instructions step 1.
Origami star box step 2. Making the 5 pointed origami star. This is the front of the paper the lower part of the origami star box will be this color.
Then unfold it and fold it in half the other way. Fold the left corner to the right corner. Origami purists will frown upon me using scissors but hey this is the 21st century not feudal japan the finished star christmas ornaments will be about 60 of the size of the square you start with.
Now make two mountain folds as shown. Origami star box instructions 1. Below is the square base and what you should have to start with.
Fold the right edge over to the left. So a 12 square will make a 7 star or a 8 5 square will make a 5 star. Fold in half by folding the top corner to the bottom corner.
Origami star box step 1. Starting the box 1. Now fold the right side to meet the center crease.
First fold the paper in half so the colored side is showing. Using the mountain fold lines as guides fold the four corners of the paper into its center. Then fold the right edge and the left edge into the centerline.
If you re using a 2 sided origami paper flip it over so that the. This pretty traditional origami star box is a great item to make throughout the year for presenting snacks or for storing trinkets and jewelry. Unfold that and then fold the paper diagonally so that the inside the white is showing.
Unfold once again and lay the paper down with the white side up. The inside of the box will be this color. Start with a square 6 x 6 15cm x 15cm origami paper.
Flip the paper over so the colored side faces up. Turn the paper over to the white side fold the paper in half crease well and open. This is the back of the paper usually white.
Start with a square piece of origami paper but if you only have regular 8 5x11 paper follow these instructions.
